UFC 56 – Full Force

UFC 56

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HISTORY

UFC 56: Full Force was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2005. It was held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.

Headlining the card were the two coaches from The Ultimate Fighter 2, Rich Franklin and Matt Hughes, scheduled to defend their middleweight and welterweight titles, respectively. This event marked the first time that an Ultimate Fighter contestant, season one’s Nate Quarry, would compete for a UFC championship. Two highlight reel knockouts including the devastating knockout of Nate Quarry were performed during UFC 56.

UFC 56 drew a live gate of $1,986,600, with 9,995 tickets sold. [2] The total fighter payroll for the event was $294,000. [3]

Results SPOILER

Main Card

Weight class

Method

Round

Time

Notes

Middleweight

Rich Franklin (c)

def.

Nate Quarry

KO (punch)

1

2:34

[a]

Heavyweight

Gabriel Gonzaga

def.

Kevin Jordan

KO (superman punch)

3

4:39

Welterweight

Matt Hughes (c)

def.

Joe Riggs

Submission (kimura)

1

3:28

[b]

Welterweight

Georges St. Pierre

def.

Sean Sherk

TKO (punches and elbows)

2

2:53

Middleweight

Jeremy Horn

def.

Trevor Prangley

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

3

5:00

Preliminary card

Light Heavyweight

Sam Hoger

def.

Jeff Newton

Submission (rear-naked choke)

2

2:05

[c]

Welterweight

Thiago Alves

def.

Ansar Chalangov

TKO (punches)

1

2:25

[d]

Welterweight

Nick Thompson

def.

Keith Wisniewski

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

3

5:00

UFC 56 – Full Force was last modified: January 30th, 2017 by Pepito Grillo